Following the final summation, the judge will sometimes give… Following the final summation, the judge will sometimes give specific instructions to clarify the issues to be considered.For the defendant, Mary Barnett, to be found guilty of Second Degree Murder, the prosecution must prove that she intended to kill her daughter, made a conscious decision to commit the act of murder in the moment (without premeditation), and was aware of the consequences of her actions.On the other hand, Mary’s questionable mental state necessitates that we also ask: Did she did intend destructive results? Was she then guilty of irresponsible behavior that was likely to result in harm? How guilty? And is she mentally competent enough to have made a decision knowing full well what the consequences would be; in short, was she was sane enough at the time of the crime to know right from wrong?In the same way that words are the vocabulary of language, concepts are the vocabulary of thoughtIn the same way that words are the vocabulary of language, concepts are the vocabulary of thought. Concepts are general ideas that we use to bring order and intelligibility to our experience. They give us the means to understand our world and make informed decisions, to think critically and act intelligently. The process of arriving at an informed conclusion regarding this case involves understanding the concepts of “sanity” and “insanity.” In order to conclude that the defendant was guilty of “irresponsible behavior that was likely to result in harm,” it is necessary that we believe that she was responsible for her actions and their likely consequences: she knew what she was doing, chose to do it freely, and so must be held accountable.On yet another hand, if we are to conclude that the defendant is not guilty of the charge, we must believe that she was not responsible for her actions. We must believe either that circumstances interfered with her ability to make a free choice or that it is unreasonable to expect that she would have been able to anticipate the destructive consequences of his actions due to her mental condition or state of mind at the time.Assignment:To help plan out the argument in your essay, list the reasons that might lead one to conclude that Mary Barnett is guilty as charged. In a second column, list the reasons that might lead one to conclude that she is innocent. Try to focus your list on factual evidence from the case rather than opinion or other outside considerations. Looking over your lists, decide which list has the most believable evidence to support it and explain your reasoning in a brief paragrap Arts & Humanities English ENG 103
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